Sleeve-button



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J. STADLMEYR.

SLEEVE BUTTON.

No. 327,116. Patented Sept. 29, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH STADLMEYR, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

SLEEVE-BUTTON.

SPBCIEICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,116, datedSeptember 29, 1885.

Application filed March 5, 1885.

To (1 whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH STADLMEYR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in SleeveButtons; and I dohereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform apart of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sleeve-buttons, andspecifically to those having movable or hinged backs, and is designed toprovide a button which can be cheaply made, easily adjusted to the cuff,and when so adjusted will remain securely attached to the cuff.

Said invention consists of a button having a back constructed andoperating substantially as illustrated in the drawings, and describedand claimed hereinafter.

The drawings accompanying this specification have three viewsillustrating my invention, of which Figure 1 is a side elevation; Fig.2, a vertical section of the same, showing the hinged portion of theback turned over, ready for insertion into the cuff; and Fig. 3 is aview in which the said hinged portion is set at right angles to thefixed portion of the back, showing a plan of the spring, 620.

Similar reference letters indicate corresponding parts in each of theabove-described figures.

The button, as illustrated, consists of the body or face A, cross-bar B,shank C, and a hinged back having the fixed portion E, formed integrallywith or soldered to said shank, and the hinged portion F. Upon theportion E, in a line with the shank, is an angularprojection, 6, throughwhich the pin 6, that holds the movable part F in pivotal relationtherewith, passes.

The hinged or movable part F is recessed at f, to permit said part toturn around the (No model.)

angular projection, and is provided with a spring, f, riveted thereto,which projects into a recess, 0, in the shank and bears upon the upperflat side of the projection e in its ordinary position, as shown in Fig.1.

From this construction it will be seen that considerable effort will berequired to turn the movable part from the position indicated in Fig. l,as the angles or corners on said projection cause the spring to exertgreater pressure, and thereby resist any ordinary force which would beliable to affect it when in the cuff, but allow thehinged portion tobereadily turned by the hand. i

A reversal of the parts above described may be madei. a, the springsecured to the fixed portion and the angular projection formed upon themovable partthe preferred form, however, being that shown in thedrawings.

In many sleeve buttons having movable .backs, either partly or entirelymovable, the

spring is arranged within the shank, necessitating much space to containthe said spring, making a thick and elongated shank. In the improvementherein shown the shank can be made very short and need only be thickenough to secure the requisite strength.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 7 As an improvedarticle of manufacture, a sleeve-button provided with a back consistingof a fixed portion, E, having an angular projection, e, thereon in thevertical line of. the shank, and a portion, F, pivotally arranged inrelation to said fixed portion, having a spring secured thereto, whichengages with a recess in the shank and bears upon said projection e,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this18th day of February, 1885.

JOSEPH STADLMEYR.

lVitnesses:

FEEDK. F. CAMPBELL, CHARLES H. PELL.

